AKS BPL

Rangpur Riders in final

By

12th-Dec-2017

Share

Comments

Sabbir Hossain :Rangpur Riders reached the final of the AKS Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Twenty20 Cricket beating Comilla Victorins by 36 runs in their Qualifier-2 match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city's Mirpur on Monday.Rangpur Riders will face Dhaka Dynamites in the final at the same venue today. The high-voltage gala final starts at 6.00 pm.Electing to bat first, Rangpur Riders piled up a mammoth total of 192 for the loss of three wickets in the stipulated 20 overs and then all out Comilla Victorians for 156 off 20 overs.It may be mentioned that Rangpur Riders resumed their innings with the over-night score of 55 for the loss of one wicket in seven overs.Rangpur Riders made a shaky start as they lost in-form opener Chris Gayle for just three runs when Rangpur's total was 27.Then Johnson Charles and Brendon McCullum salvaged their team from danger contributing together 151 runs for the second wicket partnership before Brendon Mc Cullum was cleanly bowled out by Hasan Ali when Rangpur's total was 178 for the loss of two wickets.Opener Johnson Charles remained unbeaten with 105. His 63-ball hurricane innings was studded with seven sixes and nine fours. Johnson was adjudged the Man of the Match for his match-winning innings.McCullum hit a superb 78. His 46-ball stormy innings was decorated with nine sixes and one four. Later, Rangpur failed to make any notable partnership. Hasan Ali, Mohammad Saifuddin and Mahedi Hasan of Comilla Victorians took one wicket apiece.Comilla Victorians made a good start as openers Tamim Iqbal and Liton Das contributed 54 runs before Tamim Iqbal was caught at the mid-off by Sohag Gazi off Mashrafe Bin Mortaza.Tamim Iqbal hit a quick-fire 36 from 19 balls with six fours and a sixer.Liton Das made a sparkle 39. His 28-ball knock was ornamented with two sixes and three fours. Liton was caught behind by Mohammad Mithun off Isuru Udana when Comilla's score was 96 for the loss of four wickets.Later, Marlon Samuels and Jos Buttler added together 41 runs for the fifth wicket partnership before Buttler was caught at the deep midwicket by Nazmul Islam off Ravi Bopara when Comilla's total was 137 for the loss of five wickets.Then Marlon Samuels was caught at the short fine leg by Johnson Charles off Bopara when Comilla's score was 147 for the loss of six wickets.Samuels and Buttler added 27 and 26 runs to the Comilla's totalAfter dismissal of Samuels Comilla's hope went into vapour.Rubel Hossain of Rangpur Riders grabbed three wickets at the cost of 34 runs, while Bopara and Udana bagged a couple of wickets each for 17 and 24 runs respectively.Besides, Sohag Gazi, Nazmul Islam and Mashrafe Bin Mortaza took one wicket each.

News Archive

Inside The New Nation

Egypt Independent , Tripoli :Libya's coast guard rescued 290 migrants clinging to inflatable rafts on Friday in two operations near the capital Tripoli, a naval forces spokesman said.The western coast of Libya is the main departure point of hundreds of thousands of migrants fleeing their countries from wars and poverty ...

THE High Court on Thursday rebuked Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) for its failure of removing and destroying 52 substandard food products from the market. The HC earlier ordered the BFSA removing the substandard goods of 43 companies from the market but the BFSA did nothing except publishing only a ...

AP, Taipei :Hundreds of same-sex couples in Taiwan rushed to get married Friday, the first day a landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage took effect.Taiwan became the first place in Asia to allow same-sex marriage last week in a legislative vote on a cause that the island's LGBT rights activists ...

TRAFFIC jam is a common scenario almost everyday in the capital city Dhaka. Usually, it intensifies every year during the Ramzan. This year it is no exception. But sufferings of commuters have been increased manifold this year because of constructing metro rail projects and unplanned digging in different areas under ...

Can the West Indies take the form that has made them such a potent force in Twenty20 cricket into the World Cup?That is the question confronting Jason Holder's side as they head into the one-day showpiece in England and Wales that starts on May 30.The Caribbean team, who open their ...

Reuters, London :Prime Minister Theresa May was clinging on to power on Thursday after her final Brexit gambit backfired, overshadowing a European election that has shown a United Kingdom still riven by division over its EU divorce.May's departure will deepen the Brexit crisis as a new leader is likely to ...

Entertainment Report :Legendary folk singer and Member of the Parliament Momtaz Begum has been passing best time in her career. Recently her mother Uzala Begum got Gorobini Maa award on International Mother’s Day. Basically Momtaz is delighted with her success. On May 19, Momtaz along with her two daughters - ...

WHEN there are huge frustrations among the political circle, civil society members and the ordinary masses over ongoing banking irregularities, at that time the High Court has halted the loan rescheduling facilities for defaulters till June 23, earlier offered by the central bank, the Bangladesh Bank. The HC on Tuesday ...

AFP, Paris :Twelve months ago at Roland Garros, an embarrassed Naomi Osaka bristled at being hailed as the 'coolest thing' in tennis.Now, however, the 21-year-old Japanese returns to Paris as comfortably the sport's hottest ticket with the world number one billing, a bank balance bursting at the seams and on ...

AP, Washington :Top Trump administration officials have told Congress that recent actions by the U.S. have deterred Iranian attacks on American forces. But some lawmakers remain deeply skeptical of the White House approach in the Middle East.After Tuesday's closed-door briefings on Capitol Hill, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Acting ...

The first look of Samantha Akkineni’s upcoming film Oh Baby is unveiled on a special occasion. Suresh Productions, one of the reputed banners of the Telugu Film Industry, which was established by late producer Rama Naidu, has completed 55 years in the industry. On the occasion of this big day, ...

STATE Minister for Foreign Affairs yesterday said the government has taken zero tolerance policy against illegal migration. "Our government will not tolerate any illegal practices in migration. Even a single case of harassment and a life lost is important... one success story of reaching Europe illegally cannot be an example ...

AFP, Melbourne :Japanese superstar Keisuke Honda Tuesday announced he will leave Melbourne Victory this week after one season as he pursues new challenges.The former AC Milan striker, one of the highest profile names in Asian football, was an instant hit with fans, with his early season form drawing rave reviews.However, ...